The year ahead will be filled with enormous challenges in our efforts to protect health. As we prepare to tackle those challenges, we look back at our successes in this 3rd annual year-in-review quiz (which for some crazy reason is our most popular blog post of each year). So, let’s test how well you have … Continue reading PRHE’s 2024 year-in-review quiz: Looking back, seeing ahead
This past August, the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) held their 36th annual conference in Santiago, Chile. Framed by stunning views of the Andes and the haze of smog trapped by the city's thermal inversions, scientists from across the globe gathered to share their cutting-edge environmental health research. As a late-stage PhD student, I … Continue reading Growing enthusiasm to address corporate influence
After the sobering results of last week's election, I'm reflecting about what this means for our work to promote a healthy and safe environment free of toxic chemicals. Voters clearly said they wanted change at all levels of government, including in our own Bay Area. While there will be much post-election analysis, our own polling … Continue reading Our values and mission won’t change; our strategies will
In an era where science and law often collide, the June 28, 2024, Supreme Court decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo overturning Chevron deference marks a pivotal shift that could reshape environmental regulation as we know it. The longstanding Chevron decision established the principle that federal courts must defer to an agency’s reasonable interpretation … Continue reading How will SCOTUS’ Chevron decision impact environmental health regulations?
Yeast and worms may be small, but they have the potential to transform the way we evaluate chemicals in the United States. A big challenge in preventing harmful chemical exposures is how long it takes to identify whether a chemical is toxic to human health. Fortunately, yeast and worms - high throughput (HTP) in vivo … Continue reading The power of rapid screens to predict human toxicity
As fossil fuels, plastics, and other pollutants drive an increase in chronic disease, scientists from around the U.S. who study how toxics impact health educated policymakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC about the importance of the work of the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) funded P30 centers. P30 research centers are the backbone of environmental … Continue reading Scientists tell Congress why environmental health research is critical
EPA has taken many important steps toward protecting people from harmful chemicals in recent years, but a disturbing pattern has emerged in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention in which EPA uses flawed and outdated science to estimate risk to human health. In doing so, EPA is taking several steps backwards in protecting … Continue reading EPA is going down a dangerous path on toxic chemicals
One of the first researchers supported by the EaRTH Center was Kimberly Badal, PhD, a scientist originally focused on infectious disease research, but after discovering the high burden of cancer in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago, she changed course. Part of her research now focuses on creating better models that can predict a … Continue reading Exploring how the environment impacts breast cancer risk
Statement from Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, Professor and Director of the UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and the UCSF EaRTH Center, on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine: We are dismayed and appalled by today’s decision from the Supreme Court of the United States to ignore 40 years of … Continue reading SCOTUS Chevron decision hamstrings regulators and favors polluters
EPA’s recent draft risk evaluation of formaldehyde is a concerning new direction in the Agency’s implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Formaldehyde is a known carcinogen, with people routinely exposed through its use in composite wood products, plastics, paints, adhesives, and sealants. While EPA’s recent risk evaluation does find that formaldehyde presents an … Continue reading Why is EPA disregarding health risks of formaldehyde?
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